UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

BioScrip, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-28740		05-0489664
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, New York		10523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 460-1600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 10, 2010, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of BioScrip, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 3,275,000, from 3,580,000 shares to 6,855,000 shares. The material terms of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), are summarized in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2010 (the “Proxy Statement”) and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on a proposal to elect the following persons as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders: Charlotte W. Collins, Louis T. DiFazio, Samuel P. Frieder, Richard H. Friedman, Myron Z. Holubiak, David R. Hubers, Richard L. Robbins, Stuart A. Samuels, Richard M. Smith and Gordon H. Woodward. At the Annual Meeting the Company’s stockholders also voted on proposals to (i) amend the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock that the Company is authorized to issue from 75 million shares to 125 million shares, (iii) amend the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan by 3,275,000, from 3,580,000 shares to 6,855,000 shares; and (iv) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010. The results of the voting on each proposal are set forth below. A copy of the amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The results of the vote for election of directors were as follows:

		Number of Shares Voted
Director		For				Withheld
Charlotte W. Collins			40,655,675				5,815,057
Louis T. DiFazio			46,328,109				142,623
Samuel P. Frieder			43,782,751				2,687,981
Richard H. Friedman			46,156,383				314,349
Myron Z. Holubiak			45,017,496				1,453,236
David R. Hubers			46,297,351				173,381
Richard L. Robbins			46,290,134				180,598
Stuart A. Samuels			45,080,024				1,390,708
Richard M. Smith			46,351,712				119,020
Gordon H. Woodward			38,387,859				8,082,873

The results of the vote on the proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock that the Company is authorized to issue from 75 million shares to 125 million shares were as follows:

Number of Shares Voted

For		Against		Withheld		Non Vote
47,710,712		2,529,006		52,243		0

The results of the vote on the proposal to amend the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan by 3,275,000, from 3,580,000 shares to 6,855,000 shares were as follows:

Number of Shares Voted

For		Against		Withheld		Non Vote
42,203,665		4,229,439		37,628		3,821,234

The results of the vote on the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010 were as follows:

Number of Shares Voted

For		Against		Withheld		Non Vote
49,674,339		611,134		6,493		0

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
4.1		2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2010).
99.1		Pages 12-20 from the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2010 containing a description of the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BIOSCRIP, INC.

It is hereby certified that:

          1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is BioScrip, Inc.

          2. The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article FOURTH thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article:

     “FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred thirty million (130,000,000) shares, par value one-one hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) per share, of which one hundred twenty five million (125,000,000) shares are designated as Common Stock and five million (5,000,000) shares are designated as Preferred Stock.”

          3. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

          Dated: June 10, 2010